What dam is breached?

[lonestarnot]

Just heard a snip. Don't know where.

[eShirl]

1. I heard them say one in the Catskills, didn't catch the name

I wasn't paying much attention to the TV at the time as I had just found a local streaming station on my computer... but the TV was on either Weather Channel or CNN.

[lonestarnot]

2. Sheet!

[tawadi]

4. I found this:

http://www.wfsb.com/story/15347139/terryville-dam-breached

Officials are keeping a close watch on the dam on Route 72 in Terryville, known as the Preston Dam. It has been breached and might break.

Route 6 is closed due to over 3 feet of water.

[MineralMan]

8. Thanks for the source info!

[tawadi]

13. Thanks. Did a google search for 'breached dam'

There were actually a couple of others around the world too. Including one in China threatening 40,000 people.

[lonestarnot]

16. fucking A 40 K

[lonestarnot]

10. eek.

[MineralMan]

7. Who did you hear say that? Where?

Please provide source information, so others can go there.

[eShirl]

15. I updated my reply

that's all I remember about it

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. St Mary Dam in Maryland

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/st-marys-county-md-warns-of-potential-failure-of-st-marys-lake-dam/2011/08/28/gIQAbmrsjJ_story.html

It has now breached? Last night they issued the code red

[lonestarnot]

5. Are you asking me? Because

I'm trying to find out myself. Don't know. :shrug:

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Nope, posting the one I know

peace

[MineralMan]

6. Where did you hear the snip? What are you listening to?

Please provide source information when you post things like this.

[lonestarnot]

9. Weather channel is where I think I heard.

[pipi_k]

11. There are a few of them here

in Western Mass that have breached/failed.

One of them is in Becket

[WillyT]

12. Found This:

Reported dam failure in East Becket
Dam at Big Robin Lake in East Becket

Updated: Sunday, 28 Aug 2011, 1:25 PM EDT
Published : Sunday, 28 Aug 2011, 1:25 PM EDT

BECKET, Mass. (WWLP) - The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for central Berkshire County and in Western Hampden and Hampshire Counties after a trained weather spotter reported that the dam at Big Robin Lake in East Becket had failed.

The water from the dam will be rushing into Walker Brook West Branch of the Westfield River, toward Chester and Huntington.

Link: http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/local/berkshire/Reported-dam-failure-in-East-Becket

And this:

BOSTON -- A weakened Irene, downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm Sunday, packed a powerful punch as she hit Massachusetts, its heavy rains bursting a dam in the western part of the state, and its churning winds roiling rough surf that flooded low-lying coastal areas and bringing trees down on power lines across the commonwealth.

The Robinhood Lake Dam in the Sherwood Forest failed triggering evacuations and flooding the Becket and Chester areas, fire officials there said.

Read more: http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/29004176/detail.html#ixzz1WLZWti3W

:kick:

[lonestarnot]

17. Sirens are going off to evacuate?

[pipi_k]

18. This is the brook

that has since come up over its banks and flooded Route 20. I took this clip this AM while out to breakfast at a nearby restaurant, only 20 minutes or so before the road was closed.

Walker brook in Chester...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xElycw3aYnE

[WillyT]

19. That's One Hell Of A Brook Today...

:wow:

Thanks for the vid...

:hi:

[MineralMan]

21. Thanks for the video. I've been to the Google Map for that location.

I appreciate it. Just now, I used Google's street view to stand right where you were when you took that video. Did you see me wave? I love Google!

[kestrel91316]

20. I'm sure it's all just a lot of media hype. It wasn't even a REAL hurricane.

:sarcasm: